document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1190762>Question 1190762</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Number sequence: 23 27 24 32 23 ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "All problems like this are not mathematics; they are just guessing games.  You can put any number next and it will be a valid sequence.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Spend as much or as little time as you want trying to find a logical pattern in the given numbers that lets you predict the next number -- but realize that any answer you come up with might not be \"right\".<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "By looking at the sequence formed by the differences between the successive terms of the given sequence, I see a pattern that leads to a POSSIBLE answer; but there is no way to know if that answer is what the author of the problem had in mind.<br><PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">\r\n" );
document.write( "   23    27    24    32    23\r\n" );
document.write( "      +4    -3    +8    -9</PRE><BR>\n" );
document.write( "It MIGHT be that the next two differences are +16 and -27....<br><BR>\n" );
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